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Today’s quote is from Nora Roberts.
Nora Roberts (born 1950) is an American bestselling novelist known for her prolific career writing romance, suspense, and romantic suspense. Her books have sold hundreds of millions of copies worldwide, making her one of the most successful and widely read authors in contemporary fiction.
Nora Roberts once said…
“If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never have it. If you don’t ask, the answer is always no. If you don’t step forward, you’re always in the same place.”
There is a lot going on in this quote.
3 different but related ideas.
- If you don’t go after what you want you’ll never have it.
- If you don’t ask, the answer is always no.
- If you don’t step forward, you’re always in the same place.
It is easy to spend your time thinking about what you want but wanting something and going after it are too very different things.
Sometimes we don’t pursue opportunities because we are afraid of rejection, failure, or looking foolish. But avoiding the risk will guarantee the very outcome you are trying to avoid.If you don’t ask the question, whether asking for a job, a promotion, a business pitch or for a date then the answer will automatically be no. If you don’t ask you have zero chance of getting any answer at all which is the same as a no. But if you do ask you may be surprised because sometimes you get a yes.
And if it is a no… sure you might be disappointed but at least you know. And now you can learn from it and move on to the next one with an improved approach.
You can’t control the outcome but you can control whether you are in the game or sitting on the sidelines. So don’t just sit there, get in the game and step forward because if you don’t you will always be in the same place.
So here’s the question…
Is there something that you have wanted but didn’t pursue? Something you might have had but you didn’t ask? Somewhere you could have gone but you didn’t step forward?
What is one thing you can do right now to get you closer to whatever it is you want?
Sometimes our biggest obstacle between us and what we want isn’t a lack of skill or opportunity. It is the hesitation that keeps us taking that first step and asking for it.
Yesterday’s quote was all about feedback and I shared some positive and negative feedback I received about this podcast.
And then I asked for feedback and guess what…
I got some.
Elm said…
“I love this episode. Feedback is extremely important, good or bad.I use your daily quote as a writing prompt in my journal. I especially love the ending where you pose a question.”
Wow… I agree 100% Feedback is extremely important. And thank you for telling me you love the ending with the question. That is good to know.
And I love that you use the Daily Quote as a writing prompt for your journaling. I tried journaling in the past but never cemented the habit. I suppose I create these podcast episodes every day but I think I believe keeping a personal journal and writing daily is beneficial too. I think I’ll give it another go. What a great idea.
If I didn’t step forward and ask for feedback yesterday then I wouldn’t have heard from Elm.
Ask and you shall receive!
That’s going to do it for today. I’m Andrew McGivern signing off for now, but I’ll be back… tomorrow! Same pod time, same pod station with another Daily Quote.
